Please help.

My 7 years old Panasonic CT-34WX50 shuts down after 10-15 mins.
Then power light blinks six time (error code 6), the sm says it's drop in low voltage. I can turn it on again in about 30 mins or so. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Anyone? Please.

I guess no help here.

Very interesting -
Does it only happen for 1080i input?
Does it happen primarily at the switch from program to commercials?
Does the image flicker on and off a few times just before this happens?
Does it happen primarily during images with high white content?


Reason I ask is that I have CT-34WX50 purchased in 2001. When running HiDef from a Samsung SIR-T150 OTA HiDef receiver I used to get flickering in the transition to a commercial with a lot of white. I assumed it was something to due with the receiver having to repaint the entire screen. It did seem to occur more with certain digital stations.

Recently, I switched to a TivoHD. The next day, my set flashed a few times then shut down with the flashing red pwr light. Pressing the power button on the front of the set once to turn the set off, then again to turn it on restored the set to functioning. It happened once more in the last four days, but I don't have any program material recorded that will cause it to happen. I'm hoping to be recording HD the next time it happens so that I can force it to happen.

There were some reports on other Panasonic models of a pre-2003 problem where an overly aggressive protection circuit would shut down the set with the blinking pwr led "msg". That supposedly was a diode change. (Although some folks reported expensive other stuff being replaced and not solving the problem. )

I called service here in south Florida but have not had them come out - $80 to come out, $40 to "diagnose", $160 fixed labor plus "parts". Very scary because a diode is $1 but there are some assemblies that are several hundred dollars. If they shotgun the problem by assembly, it could cost a lot to fix a $1 diode and there is no way to know that the service folks are fixing the problem with the least cost method.

I'm also thinking that perhaps lowering the brightness some may help. I wish there was a "video essentials HD" that I could play from the Tivo to set the set correct for the Tivo.